Proceeding contribution from Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Monday, 5 June 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on NHS Redress Bill [HL].
NHS Redress Bill [Lords]
The Secretary of State has twice referred to some free legal advice being available. Will she confirm that it is extremely limited in scope? It comes at the end of the procedure, not at the start when it would be most useful. There will not be enough time for a lawyer to go through the whole detail of the case and appraise the adequacy of an assessment. The lawyer will come in at the end, have a glance and have little time to do much more. Would not legal advice of the sort the Secretary of State talks about be more useful to people throughout the process rather than only at the end?
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- 447 c33
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- 2005-06
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Complaints Compensation Accountability Civil proceedings Families Legal aid scheme Liability Injuries Legal costs Legal opinion NHS Medical treatments Patients Payments Negligence Rehabilitation Reform Time limits Torts Healthcare Commission NHS Litigation Authority
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- NHS Redress Bill (HL) 2005-06
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